Kids' TV: The Surprising Story (2022)

0.0/10 58 min Documentary

Overview

Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of clips from some of the most treasured programmes ever made and revealing chats with some of TV’s most beloved stars. But Konnie also tells a perhaps more surprising story: of how kids’ TV has frequently been at the forefront of social change, in terms of the stories it tells and the people who get to tell them.

Cast

Konnie Huq

Presenter

Floella Benjamin

Self (archive footage)

Janet Ellis

Peter Lord

Self

Zoë Ball

Self

Phillip Schofield

Self

Sarah Greene

Johnny Ball

Dani Harmer

Self

Phil Redmond

Cerrie Burnell

George Webster

Dave Benson Phillips

Recommendations

Seven Up!
Fuck
The Class of ‘92
Girl Rising
John Candy: I Like Me
The Irishman: In Conversation
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Naqoyqatsi
McQueen
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
A Plastic Ocean
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
Heart of a Dog
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
One Life
Avatar Spirits
42 Up
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return